Minister of Defence Mosiuoa Lekota has refuted claims in the media and elsewhere that the navy does not have sufficient trained personnel ... [ full text ]Pic of the day – QUEEN MODJADJI 1May 27, 2008
Author: Clinton Wyness

Atlasur, the latest naval exercise to take place off the Cape coast and involving ships of Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and South Africa got off to a bad start late last week ... [ full text ]Pic of the day – BNS INDEPENDENCIAMay 13, 2008
Author: Ian Shiffman

The navies of Brazil, India and South Africa are, for the first time in the history of the trilateral IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) initiative, engaging in joint exercises ... [ full text ]Navy ships gather at Simon’s TownMay 6, 2008
Author: David Erickson

opening remarks of the Minister of Defence, Mosiuoa Lekota at the ceremonial handover of four Super Lynx 300 helicopters in Simon's Town ... [ full text ]Coastwatch: US fires on piratesFeb 14, 2008
Author: P&S

SAS QUEEN MODJADJI (S103), the third and final submarine to be built in Germany for the South African Navy, was handed over to a South African crew at a ceremony in Kiel, Germany last Thursday ... [ full text ]USS Fort McHenry lends a handFeb 01, 2008
Author: P&S

Details of the six NATO warships currently deployed on a circumnavigation of Africa are now available (but not the South African ships taking part in joint exercises) ... [ full text ]Nato ships on the move round AfricaAug 21, 2007
Author: P&S

Two minesweepers of the South African Navy, SAS Umkomaas and SAS Umhloti honoured a long-held tradition this past weekend when they sailed through the Knysna Heads ... [ full text ]FNS TONNERRE comes to townJun 29, 2007
Author: P&S

A large welcome is planned for the arrival in Simon's Town on Thursday of the second of three new submarines for the South African Navy ... [ full text ]Navy names new submarinesMar 25, 2007
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Memorial services were held in several places at the weekend commemorating the sinking of the troopship SS Mendi, in which over 600 black South African soldiers perished ... [ full text ]Dutch destroyer Tromp visits Cape TownFeb 16, 2007
Author: P&S

In an audacious incident off the Somali coast at the weekend, Somali pirates in three small boats opened fire on two US Navy warships ... [ full text ]German Navy in Cape TownMar 8, 2006
Author: P&S - pictures by Ian Shiffman

The French Navy frigate Nivose arrived in Durban this morning and went immediately to the Eldock floating dock where ... [ full text ]SAS Mendi namedJun 16, 2004
Author: P&S

The fourth and final corvette to be built in Germany for the SA Navy, SAS Mendi was officially named at a ceremony in Kiel this week ... [ full text ]First new navy sub ‘numbered’Jun 16, 2004
Author: P&S

One of the fastest naval ships to operate in any navy, the High Speed Vessel wave-piercing catamaran, on charter to the US Navy, HSV2 Swift, is to visit Durban and Cape Town ... [ full text ]SA Navy corvette handed overSep 30, 2003
Author: P&S

The UK’s BAE Systems and other UK companies will perform the majority of the almost £2Bn contract for two Royal Navy aircraft carriers ... [ full text ]Navy gets its helicoptersFeb 27, 2003
Author: P&S

The okay has been given by government for the South African Navy to acquire four maritime helicopters worth R1.1Bn ... [ full text ]Naval build-up continuesFeb 6, 2003
Author: P&S

The US Navy Ship Pililaau (AKR304) arrived in Durban harbour on Monday, 20 January 2003 to load bunkers at Island View 9. The ship is presumed to be on her way to ... [ full text ]Navy auxiliary ship visits DurbanJan 17, 2003
Author: P&S

The port of Durban will play host to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Grey Rover from Monday (20 January) when ... [ full text ]Naval build up over IraqJan 9, 2003
Author: P&S

The extent of US and British intentions with respect to a possible conflict in Iraq is becoming clearer following reports of a massive naval build-up in the northern Indian Ocean to coincide with ... [ full text ]Chile buys RN frigateJan 4, 2003
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It was the end of an era in December when the last active strike craft sailed from Durban ... [ full text ]Corvett namedJan 4, 2003
Author: P&S

The SA Navy’s second Meko A200SAN corvette/frigate, which is being built at the Blohm+Voss shipyards in Germany, has been named Isandlwana... ... [ full text ]Navy donates HPBs to NamibiaJan 4, 2003
Author: P&S